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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 12h

I've said this about Excel too. Until a recent contract role where I had to use Excel 2010 to merge and process some data. There were some very useful features missing!

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Yesterday, Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn Williams revealed that even though she sat in silence on stage at the Hay Festival with me & Tim Wu, Facebook sued her anyway. EVEN THOUGH SHE DIDN'T SAY A WORD!! 🤯 4/

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Amazing thread of an absolute car crash Microsoft live event 🧵

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I feel like trying to organise a queue ahead of time might be the issue. Nobody explains to the British how to form a queue, they just do it. It's like trying to micromanage how bees make honey

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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m projecting September 2026 will be 2nd warmest on record in London behind 2023. Up to recently this would have been warmer than a typical July the hottest month. Some also interesting perspective September 2026 would have been 2nd warmest month of all months in 1960s at London Heathrow. (1/2)

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Things that aren't patriotic: - Racism - Moving abroad for tax purposes Things that are patriotic: - A love and sense of duty to your country, including paying taxes that contribute to it

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Monica Byrne @monicabyrne13.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This thread is a great explanation.

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

From everything going on in the last few weeks, when I hear the phrase "legitimate concerns" it could often be swapped for "I'm not racist but" without losing the context of the sentence.

Meme of "I'm not racist but" with an unhappy face and "legitimate concerns" with a positive face.

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Every year on 19 December, the famous Christmas lights at Mousehole in Cornwall are dimmed between 8 and 9pm, leaving just the Cross and Angels shining down across the village and out to sea.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 15/09/2026

Tell me again that climate change is a hoax.

Chart showing global annual temperature abnormalities between 1880 and 2024

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Girl on the Net @girlonthenet.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hey team, when the AI bubble collapses, what are we going to do with all the empty data centres? I vote we turn at least one of them into a giant soft play.

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

There's a tiny laser quest just over the road from a bunch of data centres in Farnborough. That would make a fantastic extension to their site!

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Raquel 🌈✨ @aistear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Blumineck lo ha vuelto a hacer 🥹 le aplaudo hasta que se me caigan las manos, bravo. "Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind."

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 09/09/2026

It's like the knuckle draggers that attack ambulances or fire engines, but worse because its race related. Support all the heroic life savers.

A drawing I did of the RNLI, probably the last time there was a right wing campaign against them.

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

These little computers are great, and relatively cheap on eBay for a decent spec. I have two on my desk at home!

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Any person or organisation questioning their actions or loyalty to this country should be corrected and ostracised. Anyone can drown, but no one should. rnli.org/support-us

rnli.org

Charity Support For The RNLI - Save Lives At Sea Your Way

Discover ways you can get involved and provide charity support for the RNLI. As a charity, we rely on the support of people like you to save lives at sea.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.

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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Just remembered the Dolly Parton bus.

The National Express 925 bus service between Woking Station and Heathrow Airport.

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

technology is incredible

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Thinking about the UK gov report "National Security Assessment on Global Ecosystems", Feb 2026. The language is incredibly stark. And it's *national security*, not exactly from tree-huggers: "Global ecosystem degradation & collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity... (high confidence)"

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National security assessment on global ecosystems (accessible version)

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/08/2026

This stopped me in my tracks. An independent study by @qmul.bsky.social has found that after ULEZ was introduced, children’s lungs grew faster in Central London and have now caught up with children outside of the capital. Incredible.

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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Comparing the same 2 month period with some of hottest summers (June 19th-August 18th) 1976 Mean max 26.7C, it could be said the hot weather started earlier in June that year 2018 Mean max 27.2C 2022 Mean max 26.8C 2026 with 29.6C average max has really set a whole new league.

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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Today is the 70th day of year to reach 25C at London Heathrow. The 1991-2020 average is 31 days so more than 100% of this baseline. We can see these temperatures up to mid-October will be interesting to see final total. (1/2)

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I've just got back from a break on the North Yorkshire moors. There are signs with "Extreme fire risk. No smoking, barbecues or stoves" on the roadside.

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 14/08/2026

This is fine... "Britain on fire" "Heatwave devastation" "Inferno" "Houses burn and train derails on hottest day" "Rampant wildfires engulf streets of family homes" "Record 2.5m trips to A&E" "Temps hit 38.1C as fifth heatwave peaks" "Britain in meltdown"

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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

With 38.1C earlier at Kew Gardens, which is 5th hottest day on record in UK we have seen longstanding 1911 lose its position in top 10. Now all of top 10 hottest days in UK have occurred since 1990 and more to that 8 of them since 2019. Time for some folks to wake up...

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Got a few pics of the #eclipse. A little bit of cloud helped too!

Partial eclipse image with thin covering of cloud

Partial eclipse image with thin covering of cloud and some trees in the foreground

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 14/10/2023

🌓🌎🌞 <-- lunar eclipse  🌎🌓🌞 <-- solar eclipse  🌎🌞🌗 <-- apocalypse

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Bookmark that one and set yourself a reminder to respond next September! Or better for your mental health just block them and move on :-)

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Mobile phone cameras don't have an optical zoom, but a compact digital camera from a known brand with a 10x zoom (equivalent of a little pocket Coolpix or Lumix of 20 years ago) is now £500+. Used market on eBay/CEX is mainly £200+ too.

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Looked to buy a small cheap digital camera for our child to take on a trip to France so they weren't getting their phone out all the time. Wow, the prices are mad. The bottom end of the market has vanished. BBC News - Digital cameras and wired earphones are back. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Digital cameras and wired earphones are back - and 'a bit more real'

We're surrounded by more advanced tech in 2026, so why are young people going back to basics?

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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Today is 38th day at or above 28C/82F at #London Heathrow by this Tuesday we will be on day 40 and still in early August. The previous record holder 2018 with 32 days…..

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

From this chart it looks like 23.4mm of rain in Kew in July 1976. bsky.app/profile/thes...

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

We got the same massive generation spike here too. bsky.app/profile/meth...

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I've just been through my generation numbers. July 2026 is the best month in the 3 years I've had solar by a huge margin. And my panels really need to be cleaned too!

Chart of solar generation from August 2023 to July 2026.

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I've just been through my generation numbers. July 2026 is the best month in the 3 years I've had solar by a huge margin. And my panels really need to be cleaned too!

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Of the two activities on the bottom line I wonder how long they considered an engraving of the other one!

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The Onion @theonion.com · 30/07/2026

See what consumers have to say about DuckDuckGo's perplexingly analog sunglasses. Head to knockaround.com/products/duckduckgo… to purchase. #DuckDuckGo #knockaround #sponsored

Consumers react to DuckDuckGo's New Sunglasses

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 30/07/2026

That escalated quickly.

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

When I saved this @twonks.bsky.social cartoon to my phone I didn't know it would happen in real life only 72 hours later.

@twonks.bsky.social cartoon showing someone saying 'Oi! There's a hosepipe ban' to a fire fighter

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Less than 72 hours after I saved this to my phone. I knew it would happen at some point!

Twonks cartoon showing someone saying 'Oi! There's a hosepipe ban' to a fire fighter.

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Wow. When you frame it like that it's quite the statistic.

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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Today was 34th day of year above 28C in London we're clearing heading for over 40. Let's compare with our hottest summer years not in order. People rave on about how hot 2022 was and yet in 2026 I see 2x number of such very warm days. 21 days in 2025 22 days in 2022 32 days in 2018 25 days in 1976

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The carbon footprint difference between USING imported LNG and North Sea gas as isn't 'much larger' though. It's about 15%.

Emissions (grams of CO2 per kilowatt hour) from North Sea gas vs LNG imports. Source: Carbon Brief analysis
North Sea gas is about 15% lower than imported LNG.

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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Preserve endangered animals

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 24/07/2026

I made some new cards. A6 £10 each, includes an envelope and p&p. Shout if you want one.

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 22/07/2026

This is such a peak cat thing to do: "Behold my prey, I am a mighty hunter and all must bow down before me (and take pics for the world's media)"

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We can now see the smoke from the Canadian wildfires in the UK. Meanwhile, the rightwing press are pushing for more drilling in the North Sea, and Badenoch is banning Tory candidates who support net zero. Cool cool bsky.app/profile/meto...

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Methodical Mark @methodicalmark.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Apparently it's Farnborough airshow week! Traffic fun for all the residents and local businesses. #Farnborough #airshow

Lion king screenshot. Simba asking 'What's that shadowy place Dad?' and he replies 'That is Farnborough traffic Simba, during airshow week. You must never go there!'.

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